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Poohsangi Is'c—'Curious, useful^ or beautiful Plants-~The Ne- 
^penthes, or Pitcher Plant — The Upas — Effect of poisonous Sub- 
stances — Hydrophobia, curious Case of — Animals - - - 158 
CHAP. VIIL 
BATAVIA. 
Reception by the Dutch Governor — Van Weegerman^s Villa and Dinner — 
The Governor'' s Ball and Supper — Dutch Mode of Living — Conse- 
quences of it — The Chinese— rTheir Industry and Prosperity — • 
Jealousy of the Dutch, and horrid Consequences of it — Javanese, their 
Habits of Life, and Condition — Their spare Diet — Their apparent 
Origin from the Hindus — Their Religion — Inconsistencies of Trans- 
migration — Of Afiimal Life being produced by a fortuitous Concur- 
rence of Circumstances— r-The Malays — Their Character and vin- 
dictive Spirit — Attachment to Gaming — Instance of the ferocious 
Conduct of the Malays — Slaves of different Nations, their Disposition^ 
Condition, and Employment - - - - . - - 2.02 
CHAP. IX. 
COCHINCHINA. 
Geographical Outline — Bays and Rivers — Suspicious Conduct of the 
Natives, and Cause of it — -Historical Sketch relating to Cochinchina — 
A Rebellion, and the Murder of the King — Conquest of Tung-quin — 
Conduct of a Chinese General — Safety of the young Prince of Cochin- 
china — His Adventures — Bishop d'Adran carries the King's Son to 
Paris — Treaty between him and Lewis XVI. — Preparations for 
carrying the Treaty into Effect — Defeated by Madame de Vienne — 
Return of the legitimate King to Cochinchina-— His various Successes 
over the Usurpers — His Character — His Attachment to the Bishop 
d'Adran — Extraordinary Energy of his bodily and mental Faculties — 
Mis land and marine Forces - - . - - ■ - - 243 
